Additionally, the following specialty areas at UNC Hospitals were designated by U.S. News as “high performing,” representing the top 25 percent of hospitals in their specialty nationally.

Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Diabetes & Endocrinology

Gastroenterology

Geriatrics

Nephrology

Neurology & Neurosurgery

Pulmonology

Urology

This is the 20th year in a row that multiple specialties at UNC Hospitals have been included in U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals list. Only 3% of hospitals in the United States meet the U.S. News Best Hospitals criteria.